The Winnats Pickaxe Murder pt:2

Before long the 5 men could hear the sound of horses coming up the pass.
For Clara this setting was too similar to her dreams and she started to panic, re-assured by Allan they rode on until they were ambushed by the miners and taken to a abandoned barn. Allan handed over all the money they had saved, which amounted to £200. The miners looked on pitilessly as the couple begged for their lives. Then Allan, consumed with rage confronted the miners and started to beat them with his fists, seconds later the miners had slaughtered him with their pickaxes. Clara let out an uncontrollable scream, the last sound she would ever make as she too was murdered by the savage miners. After much debate the heartless miners buried the bodies and split the money, releasing the horses onto the moore. 
The miners may have been free of legal justice, but not free of from natural justice. John Bradshaw, was walking near the scene of the kidnap in the pass when a rock fell and crushed hid skull. Thomas Hall, became depressed and hung himself. Nicholas Cook fell from a high path near the pass and was killed. Francis Butler died a miserable death after 4 failed attempts to take his own life. James Ashton though out living the other cursed miners, found every business venture failed, and it is said every horse he bought died, on his death bed he confessed to his horrendous crimes. 
In the 1760’s miners were digging a new shaft in the pass when they discovered 2 skeletons, the remains of the young couple, that would spend the rest of eternity in the Derbyshire hills on Winnats pass.

The Winnats Pickaxe Murder

In the 18th century the Peak Forest was Derbyshire’s “Gretna Green”, where any couple might marry immediately, at any time of the day, without any interference from the authorities. In April 1758 one young couple,desperate to marry,despite their families’ objections, came to Derbyshire to fulfill their dream. Unfortunately it turned into their worst nightmare.
The young couple were Alan and Clara, whose last names were never known. Their courtship was fraught was problems. Clara’s family were totally Appleseed to the relationship and so the couple only met at night when Allan would slip out to be at his lovers side, but where on occasion Clara’s brother would catch him and threaten him never to come back.
Eventually the couple decided that enough was enough and Allan plucked up the courage to ask the father for his daughters hand in marriage. The angry father as predicted answered “No!” 
This only left the couple with one option to stay together, to elope. At an arranged day and time they stole away across the border to Derbyshire, making their journey as meandering as possible so not to be tracked down. 
The couple eventually stopped in Stoney Middleton on a public house called “The Royal Oak” . They chose such a place to keep their anonymity. The landlady brought the couple drinks, while they ate their food they had packed in their saddle bags. Whilst eating Clara had admitted she had been troubled by terrible dreams of her love Allan being murdered in front of her, and that she awoke in a cold sweat. Allan reassured her that they must continue their journey, and that she needn’t worry.
By the time they reached the Castleton inn they were hungry and tired, it was the last stop before they could finally reach the peak forest were they were to be married.
Whilst enjoying their rest a group of drunken miners started arguing and shouting and were forcibly removed by the landlord. The miners ,meanwhile, still seething from being ejected, soon started talk of the nervous young couple sat across from them and the obvious air of reasonable wealth they had. Talk soon turned to robbing the young couple. 
Taking a pick axe ,the 5 miners waited in the entrance to Winnatts pass …..

Daft Sammy of Derbyshire

Samual Eyre lived near Castleton in 1806. At an early age he went onto the lead mining industry like most local boys did, but it turned out this job wasn’t for him. His real love was the Castleton area, wether it was mines, caverns or beauty spots he loved to ramble the area.
Sam would regularly way lay strangers in order to extol the virtues of this wonder part of Derbyshire. He would share information about particular beauty spots to visit and even tit bits of local gossip and stories of times past.
Although Sam became known as “Daft Sammy” throughout the peak as time passed he was not a foolish person and became a clever business man. He soon realised that with his intimate knowledge of the Castleton area he could make money doing what he enjoyed best, and it certainly made a change from working in the lead mines.
Sammy soon became official tour guide, but he never asked his clients directly for money, he had such an enchanting way of story telling that he often received tips in his pocket and a round of applause. 
On the odd occasion when taking clients to his his favourite place which was peveril castle, his mother would tag along and heckle for laughs, he would comment that if they could spare some change for the wild old lady he would be grateful. 
However to some residence of Castleton he was becoming a nuisance over time,Sammy loved his food and realised having little money would call upon his neighbours to feed him if he gave them a song. His singing was so bad that thy would feed him just to save their ears! 
In his later years he could still be seen helping attractive rich traveling ladies with their traveling luggage up over Mam Tor slopes with a windsom grin and compliments he would earn a few Pennie’s. 
Daft Sammy died in Chapel-en-le-frith workhouse in January 1868 aged 61. He had been there for just a month after being no longer able to support himself. The people of Castleton with fond memories of dear Daft Sammy, raised enough money to erect a gravestone in the church yard.
Sacred to the memory os Samual Eyre known by the name Sammy Scutt or Daft Sammy. He supported himself in life as the the acting guide of Castleton.
….and the first know tour guide in England. 
Reminds me of someone….hmmmmmm

A Quote I live by.

"Condemnation without investigation is the height of ignorance" 

- Albert Einstein .

So next time I get a funny look or a snort from someone who thinks I have a silly pastime hunting ghosts, remember, who is the ignorant one? 

I'm only asking questions, not condemning someone's views or beliefs until I know the facts. 

Sensory deprivation 2

So, if this guy in his solitary cell is almost driven to madness by his deprivation of light and sound, can this be manipulated on a smaller scale to, for example, a seance type setting? 

http://youtu.be/S7wrgTpQkZo

It has always been believed that spirits are more likely to speak to us during night time hours, and in darkness. I've been told by many mediums different reasons for this. For example, the spirit realm opens up during the night or that spirits have more energy to commune with us after daylight has drained from the sky's. But does this go back to the Victorian times, when mediums would hold large seances and were paid by the rich people of society to contact loved ones? I think they were a little more savy than we give them credit for...

Sensory deprivation

I've read a few online medical papers and articles on this issue, as on a smaller scale I myself have observed in the many visits to underground tunnels and dark buildings the effects of sensory deprivation. I'm interested in the connection it may have with people who like myself go on ghost hunts and vigils as to how much this contributes to seeing things whilst immersed in this environment. As well as how this contributes as well as enhances a "paranormal" experience.

http://youtu.be/0nnekxGE0nM

I found this video helpful in explaining how sensory deprivation works.

Also the gentleman who was kept in solitary confinement was clearly still quite upset about his experiences. 

Rosalia Lombardo, the most beautiful mummy in the world.

http://youtu.be/Xa9YJCOKVaY

Rosalia died at the age of 2 from pneumonia, her father, a wealthy business man had her put in a glass coffin and mummified as was the tradition in Italy at the time. A video camera was left over night next to her coffin, which is now on show in a chapel, and this is what they found....